Les Ânes ont soif(2015)

Les Ânes ont soif is a documentary that examines Ecuador's radical approach to public debt under President Rafael Correa, a model increasingly studied by European left-wing movements. When Correa visited Paris, mainstream French media largely ignored the event, yet his government's declaration of debt illegitimacy—used to fund public investment and reduce social inequality—caught the attention of Greek Syriza activists and Spanish Podemos economists seeking solutions to Europe's debt crisis. The film explores how this small Latin American nation's heterodox economic policies influenced progressive political movements across the Atlantic, offering an alternative perspective on managing sovereign debt and addressing inequality.